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'I by no means thought we'd be capable to tour it:' Michigan man restores historic Frank Lloyd Wright residence 

By Editorial Board Published September 25, 2024 3 Min Read
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'I by no means thought we'd be capable to tour it:' Michigan man restores historic Frank Lloyd Wright residence 

OKEMOS, Mich. (WLNS) — A Michigan man is permitting excursions at his newly bought Frank Lloyd Wright residence. 

The Goetsch-Winckler residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect and designer in 1940. 

Nate Meyer now owns the house in Okemos, Michigan, and is open to excursions.

DeAndra Beck, who has lived in Okemos since 2014, says she contacted the present proprietor via Fb. “I never thought we’d be able to tour it,” says Beck. 

She says for a few years she would go to the house and peak on the within and out of doors the home, and she or he by no means obtained the chance to tour the house till now. 

(WLNS)

“And imagine my surprise and delight when I found out that Okemos, Michigan was the place where Frank Llyod Wright had intended to build what he called a Usonian community,” mentioned Beck.

Dory Azar, an architect in Ontario, Canada, says he heard in regards to the residence whereas visiting a museum within the space. 

He says he took a photograph of the house and contacted the house owners to arrange a tour. “Anybody should be able to walk through that home and really kinda feel that connection to the landscape and to the materials of the home,” mentioned Azar. “It’s just a really special place.”

Meyer and his spouse bought the house in December of final yr. He says they stripped the house of the outside paint to revive the pure wooden. They repaired all the display screen doorways, and the lavatory to its authentic state. 

Meyer says his love of structure began on the age of 13 when his household visited Falling Water, one other historic landmark by Wright. 

He says when he purchased the house, it felt like a dream come true. 

“We would love to just bring back some rough edges to the property,” mentioned Meyer. “It’s been you know, over decades. It’s been increasingly suburbanized. We want it to feel a little bit more within nature, rather than separated from it.”

To schedule a tour with Meyer, click on right here.

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